Train Chart Preparation Time 2016 Indian Railways

Train Chart Preparation Time is usually 4 hoursprior to train departure time.

What is a Train Chart and Chart Preparation time in Indian Railway?

Train chart is the list of passengers with all the details like passenger Name, Age, Gender allotted coach number, Seat number in the coach and Source station.

Collecting the entire booked train seats details and making a Chart with final status of all booked seats whether it is in Waiting list or Confirmed.

Once chart is prepared with all the details mentioned above, it is hanged at the noticed board in railway station and when respective train comes then chart is glued on every coach with all passenger details with their seat number in that coach.

Train Chart Preparation Time 2016 in Indian Railway

Chart preparation time depends on the train departure timing. Railway says Train chart preparation time is usually 2-4 hours before the departure of the train from Source station but in reality it does not happen.

You might have have noticed that when Check PNR Status of your booked ticket then there is a column called Chart Status having value either Chart Prepared or Chart Not Prepared. What does it means?

There are Two train chart preparation time in 2016

For Morning Trains and Evening Trains.

1. Train chart preparation time for Morning Trains:

For morning trains departs between 4AM to 11 AM, Train chart preparation time is previous day 8PM.

2. Train chart preparation time for Evening Trains:

For all evening trains chart usually prepares just 3-4 hours prior to train departs from origin station.

What is the meaning of “Chart Prepared” and “Chart Not Prepared” ?

You might have noticed that whenever your ticket is in Waiting list or in RAC then it gets upgraded time by time. If you have WL 10 waiting list then after some time it may be in WL 9 this is because somebody might have cancelled their confirmed ticket as a result WL ticket reduced by 1.

Chart Prepared Means:

It means “list of passenger has been prepared by Railway for specific trains in Chart” and no more status as explained above will be updated for any PNR Number.

Chart Not Prepared Means:

Chart not prepared means that still there is a chance for few waiting listed tickets to be upgraded to Confirmed ticket.

What is Final Chart and Final Chart Preparation Time?

Final Chart:

On 12th Nov 2015 Indian Railway has made some changes in their Chart Preparation system, now chart will be prepared two times for each train.

Final Chart Preparation Time in Indian Railway:

Final Chart Preparation time is 30 minutes prior to train departs from source station.

As announced by Indian Railway, Firstreservation chart of train will be prepared 4 hours prior to train departure time from source station and Second/Finalreservation chart of train 30 minutes prior to train departure time from source station.

Why Final chart concept came?

Indian Railway brought this concept for passengers to let them aware from the status/chances of the ticket to be confirmed 4 hours before train departs through First Chart Preparation so that tehy can plan their journey well.

Will booking be allowed after first Chart Preparation?

Yes, Booking is allowed after first chart preparation also. And you can book E-ticket online too after first chart preparation.

What is Hidden Quotas in Chart Preparation?

Internally at the time of chart preparation usually following two things happen:

In many of the trains there are “hidden quotas” available which do not allot until chart is prepared, once chart is prepared those available seats in hidden quotas are given to the passengers who have tickets in waiting list.

After chart preparation No more tickets can be booked for the concerned train. If your waiting list ticket got confirmed after chart preparation then you can look out for coach and berth allotted to you.

How Indian Railway’s Chart Looks Like ?

It is always a huge long paper joined together usually place at left to the Train’s main door. Which is mainly contains the Passenger Name, Old PNR Status, Newly allotted seat and couch number.

Below is the sample image of Indian Railway Chart please have a look.

Indian Railway Chart Close LookIndian Railway Full Chart For Single Couch

For any queries write in a comment box we will try our best to solve your query.

sir, i have booked my tickets under tatkal quota.it is noticed that the chart is prepared and the tickets are under waiting list ckwl17 and ckwl18. will my money is refunded if tickets are not confirmed or not.

Dear Sir, I have booked ticket yesterday (07 Oct. 2016) in tatkal, reservation details are PNR No. 4637412786 (Train name 16332 Mumbai Express) & scheduled departure time is 21.30 from Krishnarajpuram (KJM) Bangalore. 1 seat has confirmed & other two seats are waitlist 1 & 2 ( Partially confirmed). Now chart has prepared & status has not changed. I have not able to cancel these tickets. I have filed TDR online today (8 Oct. 2016, 11am). Can I get full amount as refund? please guide me. Thanks & regards,

I have booked 4 tickets from nizzamudin to kopargaon in tier 2. Journey date is October 14, 2026 and it’s showing waiting list from 16-19. Please guide me weather i should cancel these tickets and should go for tatkaal or shall i wait for this to get confirmed?

i have booked a ticket in train no . 12274 . New Delhi Hawrah duranto express Pnr No. is 2549720944 from kanpur to hawrah jn. current waiting list is wl 11 and wl 12 , the journey date is 8-october-2016. will it get confirmed plz suggest me.

Sir, I have booked a ticket in train no 12630 with PNR no 2420351330. Till today morning it was showing W/L 5, since it’s urgent for me to travel I decided to go for Tatkal booking considering it would secure my travel. Unfortunately, the tatkal ticket got booked with W/L 2 with PNR no 2421373557. It has left me with more uncertainty, I was checking flights as well and was willing to take them considering the uncertainty but I’m unsure about refund rules. Can you guide me about the possibility arising out of the above scenario, whereby if none, one or both the tickets get confirmed and what best should I do. Kindly look into urgently as train leaves tomorrow morning itself.

I have to board train from Jabalpur to Pune on 11/7/2016 (tomorrow). Train No- is 12150. Current waiting list is RLWL25. Can you please tell and advice whether the ticket will get confirm during chart preparation. My PNR -6154220601. Please reply on urgent basis.

My PNR is: 4841189112,Train is KORBA EXPRESS( 22648). My Journey start time is 11:25PM where as train is already started at today morning 6:10 AM. is there any chance of my seat confirmation? chart is still not prepared and current status is: CKWL/6.

My booking is from Chennai @ 10:30 PM..the train is already running from ellepy from 6am.. Mine is a wait listed ticket..and the chart is still not prepared.. Plz tell me when is the chart prepared. Train no.is 13352

Hi my PNR is 241-8567661 travelling in 22110 today 1st JUNE 2016 however at 11 AM chart was prepared for 15:45 departure and seat status is WL1 & WL2. As per your comments will there be new chart prepared half an hour before and seats may confirmed? Should I wait

PNR No. 2865036398 AC 2 Tier for train no 11058 Amritsar Dadar express dated 1st June 2016. E ticket shows CKWL1. Shall the ticket will get conformed and when the chart will be prepared. Can the same person book for two trains at a time.

My ticket is showing RAC 2,3,4,5,6. in New delhi – Dibrugarh rajdhani for 5th June.I would like to ask in case of “chart not prepared” the possibility of confirmation is there or not. Should I go for tatkaal after cancelling this ticket ???

I have booked e-ticket in the train no..16105 my intial waitlsit no was 54 after the chart preparation it stood at WL 6…whether i can board the train or whether the e ticket will get cancelled automatically?or wheter i want to cancel the e-ticket?

I have booked ticket for 18030 Shalimar express, my PNR 6655635379 right not train departed from origin, but online reservation status shows waiting and chart not yet prepared how many hour before chart prepare form train departure Pl explain

I have the train at 8:45 tonight. Its an e ticket . and it is still W/L 1. Chart is not yet prepared. Are there chances of confirmation? Can I travel with this? Or do I need to start making alternate arrangements

I booked a ticket for second sitting class in one ticket 6 members we are travelling in one ticket. I want to cancel the ticket how much amount will refund yo me journey date 01-06-2016 ticket amount 870 rs (145/passenger)

I have booked online ticket for 12843 Puri Ahmedabad express for II AC, [ Jalgaon to Ahmedabad] PNR No.: 6654310881, one ticket is CNF and one ticket is waiting 1 , how to chart preparation time for my ticket confirmation. Pl explain

My tickets got CONFIRM from RAC. But my berth and coach are not yet still given whenever i check PNR. Will i get seat on it. Where will be the chart published. Its a midnight train so what time they will prepared the chart. Some suggestions needed.

I have to travel in 15651 on 22 march and my ticket is cnf but after some days I booked two another ticket on this date which status is wl 8,9 and pnr is 6249494555 can I take them with me on my cnf ticket ? And another thing is that two tickets are taken from staion

My ticket got confirmed from RAC whoever it doesn’t have seat or berth number. Please advise once chart is prepared is the same information gets updated online and I check seat details online or have to check it manually in list attached in the station